horse judging. conformation defined the formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts...

19
Horse Judging

Upload: eunice-hill

Post on 18-Dec-2015

212 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Horse Judging

Page 2: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Conformation Defined

The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole.

Page 3: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

The four considerations

Balance Structural Correctness Quality Muscling

Page 4: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Balance

Level from withers to croup Divided into thirds Equal from front to rear Length of leg compared to depth of

heart girth

Page 5: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Balance

Page 6: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Structural Correctness

How the bone is put together Main part to look at:

Feet Legs

Page 7: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Front View

Page 8: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Front Side

Page 9: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Rear View

Page 10: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Rear Side

Page 11: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Quality Part to look at

Head Neck

Displays breed characteristics Arabian – dish face

Displays sex characteristics Mare – looks feminine Stallion – look masculine

Page 12: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole
Page 13: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Muscling

Size and Substance Definition and Expression Length of muscle

Page 14: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Muscling Extremes

Page 15: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Terms – General Appearance

The greatest combination of… Dominated the class in terms of… More correctly combined… Combined… to a higher degree

Page 16: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Terms – Balance

More proportionate More balanced More sloping shoulder Longer, more desirable hip More level top line More level from wither to croup Flatter over the croup

Page 17: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Terms - Structure

Stood straighter Stood more structurally correct Straighter through the knee More correct angle of the hock Moved out straighter and more

correctly at the walk (trot)

Page 18: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Terms - Quality

Higher quality More feminine or masculine More refined about the head and neck More prominent, larger, brighter eye Cleaner throatlatch Neck tied higher into the shoulder Displayed more breed character in the

head and neck

Page 19: Horse Judging. Conformation Defined The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole

Terms - Muscling

Greater total volume of muscling over a larger frame

More heavily muscled More tone and expression of muscle Heavier muscled forearm More powerfully built through the front Thicker, heavier muscled stifle Greater length of …